Private Departures: Argentina and Chile10-Day Over the Andes Adventure

Accommodations

Loi Suites Recoleta
Buenos Aires
Located in the most elegant area of the city, at walking distance from museums, art galleries and shopping areas, historical architecture and beautiful parks, Loi Suites Recoleta is a new concept in hotel services. A tropical Winter Garden of 400m2 with swimming pool and restaurant complete the relaxing atmosphere. International cuisine is also served in La Fuente restaurant.

Estancia El Bordo
Salta
The Estancia is one of the oldest estates in the country. Its property deeds date as far back as 1609. Today, the estate’s owners, the Arias Cornejo family, personally welcome visitors.

Staying in the Estancia is an experience that allows travelers to really get to know Salta’s countryside, to share the authentic lifestyle of a working estate and to learn the history of the north of Argentina, a region rich in traditions and the former battleground during the wars of independence.

In the north of Argentina, the main house, or most important building. On an estate, is known as the sala. The sala at El Bordo de las Lanzas has kept its thick walls, sturdy beautiful ironwork and colonial doors leading to tropical but refreshing verandas. It is one of the best examples of colonial architecture in Salta. Its guest rooms hold an important collection of furniture, wood carvings and religious paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries, archaeological remains found in the nearby grounds, valuable books and centenarian documents.

Hotel Manantial del Silencio
Purmamarca
Hotel El Manantial del Silencio was built in a strictly neo-colonial style, with regional materials such as adobe walls and hollow cane roofs to achieve a seamless integration with the environment that surrounds it.

The building was designed by the architect Mariano Sepúlveda (a specialist in Spanish colonial architecture), who in 1985 was granted the Nobleman´s Cross by the Royal Order of Isabel la Católica for his work in Spanish colonial style in Chile. It is tastefully decorated with objects belonging to historical families from the north of Argentina.

It has 18 ample bedrooms overlooking the gardens and mountains, and each has a private bathroom, direct national and international dial phone and Wi Fi.

Because the hotel is located in a semi-arid mountain climate, there are few cloudy days throughout the year, making the swimming pool a year round amenity. It operates on a solar panel system which heats the water, creating a place of serenity surrounded by gardens.

Awasi Hotel
San Pedro de Atacama
The location of the Awasi hotel has been an oasis resting place for travelers for thousands of years. Today it is more than a place to rest…it’s a destination. The thatched roofs let in the warm morning sun. At night, the hotel’s subdued lighting, combined with the Atacama’s dry air, allows an incredible view of the southern hemisphere night sky.

Awasi is made up of only eight cottages, each with a private patio, indoor and outdoor shower and separate reading/resting sofas. During the day, guests can choose a wide variety of activities, from a walk through the nearby flamingo preserve to a guided, rugged jeep tour through the desert. For a day of less excitement but full of pleasure, some guests may choose to spend some time in a poolside cabana with pisco sour.